Shrinking pics for avatars help

[FeetFxr]

Can anyone recommend a good way to shrink pictures down to Prime avatar size? I've tried using Photoshop, but the pics always end up severely distorted by the time I super shrink to the acceptable size for an avatar. Thanks in advance!

 

[Acura NsX Pilot]

I use photoshop and it works fine as long as the original file is high res.

 

[MAJOR STONER]

Sometimes you can better results by using the "blur" filter on the image, then resizing the image to the correct size, followed by using the "sharpen" filter. You can also play around with the "blur more/sharpen more" filters for larger images.

 

[Whipdaddy]

FeetFxr: email me the photo you would like and i will re-size it for you if you are still having troubles with quality loss.

cheers,

WD

 

[FeetFxr]

I finally answerd my own question after several failed attempts.

Go to http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/ and upload your picture resized to a thumbnail. Voila, save the small image or link and use it on prime.

 

[MJK]

It seems to me like the best way to meet the size requirement and keep image quality is to you use Photoshop to create a PNG file. Different strokes I guess.

 

[FeetFxr]

It seems to me like the best way to meet the size requirement and keep image quality is to you use Photoshop to create a PNG file. Different strokes I guess.

Maybe it's just my computer, but using Photoshop, this is the best I could get my current avatar.
<p>
<img src=http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/19654/2001844666634647522_rs.jpg>

 

[MJK]

Todd,

I actually have the source pic you are using (of your car). I got it from Dave, and old friend of mine local to you with the silver 97. To get the attached, I did the following:

Open the source pic in PS (using CS2, but I think they all work the same)
Image -> Adjustments -> autocolor
Image -> Image Size -> 150 pixels wide
Filter -> Sharpen - > Sharpen Edges
File -> Save for Web -> Preset = PNG-8 128 Dilthered

Saves as a 6k file for me.

Cheers,
Mark